[Space Cowboy]

I'm looking for a new car and the renegade has caught my attention after test driving. I've since read in car reviews that the front passenger seat folds flat for carrying long items (we have a tandem bike so this would be a huge bonus!)
I can't find anywhere including the brochure that says the seat goes flat (car salesman said it doesn't but in my experience they know nothing!)
I'm in the UK so not sure whether things are different over here or not?
Any comments or photo evidence would be great thanks!

 

[GSO_Kyle]

Yank the recline and push the seat forward. It goes pretty flat. Slide the seat back so the headrest clears the dash. Bring your bike into the show room and see if it fits.

 

[Space Cowboy]

Thanks, I may take a tape measure rather than the bike as I'm not sure they would be too happy with oil marks and scratches in their vehicle though it may bring the price down!?
My lady has a 2007 Mazda 2 which has a folding flat front seat and the bike goes in easily so I'm sure the larger Jeep will swallow a tandem if the seat goes low enough for the bike to sit without being pinned against the windscreen!?

 

[BuckeyeBud]

I caution you to check this very carefully. I have a 58cm Felt F5 and I have to take the front wheel off, fold both halves of the back seat down, and move the front passenger seat forward (not adjusting the recline on the passenger seat) to get it in the back section.

 

[Space Cowboy]

Thanks, the tandem has a narrow frame so it's purely a length issue provided the front seat folds flat enough for the back wheel to sit on it without being forced into the windscreen/roof.

 

[Space Cowboy]

Ok, I've finally found concrete evidence of the front seat folding completely flat on this very informative website.
http://www.deerybrotherschryslerdodgeramjeep.com/jeep-renegade-deery.htm

 

[Gaelmart]

Mmmmmm.

Must depend on model or country then as my Irish Longitude does not fold that flat. Maybe still tilted up 30 degrees.
I wanted to sleep in mine but not possible unless I get long stiff board to the bridge gap between boot and top of folded front seat. Even then you'd be so close to the roof, it would be claustrophobic I think.

However the specs for my model say "Fold flat front seat".

 

[Space Cowboy]

That's interesting. Is there some kind of latch you are not engaging to fully release the seat? On the old Mazda 2 there is a specific latch that does this. I read on one uk review that only the sport model does not have this fold flat feature.

 

[Ted]

My spec sheet says the same as Gaelmart, but again no fold flat on the passenger side.

 

[Space Cowboy]

Very mysterious! "The phantom fold flat front seat" I'll be visiting the showroom this weekend to get to the bottom of this!

 

[Tim]

2016 th

My 2016 TH US model does not go flat it has a hard stop that feels like a catch at 20-30 degrees, cannot crawl around under it to check if there is something that can be pulled/moved to make it go flatter.

 

[Tim]

My 2016 TH US model does not go flat it has a hard stop that feels like a catch at 20-30 degrees, cannot crawl around under it to check if there is something that can be pulled/moved to make it go flatter.

I have Heated seats, wonder if that matters?

 

[Space Cowboy]

Checked out the front seat at the local showroom today and indeed it only goes down to about 20-30 degrees but I reckon that is enough to fit a tandem in as the total length from dash to rear door is 92" which is longer than the bike even without folding the front wheel around!

 

[SilenzZzz]

on the jeep website it lists the Front-Passenger Fold Forward Seat with Soft Back as a standard option on all models .. (i am in the US btw)

http://www.jeep.com/en/2016/renegade/interior/

 

[flash75]

It folds forward but as mentioned stops around 30*. 15 4x2 Latitude with cloth interior.


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